Hospital waiting lists

[JBR]

Ah,  thanks for that Dex. 

BTW,  so are  Mould  (mildew),  and Mould (a model of something) both spelt the same? 

Yes, I believe so.

[Mups]

Yes, I believe so.

Thanks, JBR. 




April 07, 2025, 09:57:21 PM
On the way home from seeing the Physio again this afternoon,  I called into Specsavers to get some info on their hearing aids.

The young lad in there wanted to book me in there and then,  but I said No, and that I wanted to know the procedure first.

He then said straightaway,  that they do not do NHS aids,  so I said that wasn't what it said on their website.
But he insisted they only sell private ones.   So I asked if he had any leaflets I could take home and read first, which he found for me.

When I studied their website again this evening,  I found they do some NHS aids,  but strangely,  it depends on what your GP's postcode is!!     How weird.
Anyway, there is a box on their website to fill in,  and you have to put your doctor's postcode in,  which I did.
The answer came back that there are no NHS hearing aids in my area.

That seems really weird to me,  but nothing I can do about it.
Their cheapest ones are around £1,000 a pair I believe.

[dextrous63]

Sorry to hear that (no pun intended Mups).  My wife has hearing aids similar to mine, but were issued from the NHS audiology dept somewhere.  They're not as good as mine, and I often lend her mine so she can actually hear properly. 

[GrannyMac]

I have NHS ones, they are helpful when in meetings or watching TV, theatre etc. I don't wear them all the time, I'm fine one to one or on the phone without them. My daughter also has an NHS one, hearing loss runs in the family I'm afraid.  My son has just forked out a lot (several £k) for all singing and dancing aids. I believe they're Phonak.

[JBR]

Both Marge and I have hearing aids which can be switched to pick up sounds from the computer or the telly.
This is very useful if I am watching a TV programme and Marge is listening to music on her computer.
It also helps us to avoid talking to each other.  🤣

[Mups]

I have NHS ones, they are helpful when in meetings or watching TV, theatre etc. I don't wear them all the time, I'm fine one to one or on the phone without them. My daughter also has an NHS one, hearing loss runs in the family I'm afraid.  My son has just forked out a lot (several £k) for all singing and dancing aids. I believe they're Phonak.

Yes, my daughter-in-law  has those expensive ones too, Granny.   Not sure now,  but I believe they were around £4,000 for the pair.

I could never afford those sort of prices though.   I told her our first brand new house cost less than that! 
I would never understand all the technical stuff anyway.

[Scrumpy]

So many people with hearing aids.. They must do some brilliant ones for I never notice people wearing them..

[Mups]

So many people with hearing aids.. They must do some brilliant ones for I never notice people wearing them..

Yes, I think there must be, Scrumpy.    The waiting list for a hearing test at Audiology is around 3 months at the mo.

[GrannyMac]

My hair covers my ears and hides mine.  👩🏻�🦳

[Mups]

My hair covers my ears and hides mine.  👩🏻�🦳

Same here, Granny.   I only needed an aid on the left side initially,  but a bit uncertain that's the same as time has gone on.